A validated receptacle security system which utilizes a variety of anti-theft sensors, easy-to-use user interfaces, identity and/or package verification systems and methods, alarm and/or alerting systems and methods, and at least one controllable locking mechanism to provide a safe, secure, and monitored receptacle, such as for package delivery and pick up. Embodiments provide a system and structure for (1) secure delivery and pickup of items while positively monitoring the internal and external environment of a secure receptacle (including providing photographic evidence that an item has in fact been deposited into the secure receptacle), (2) taking action to preserve that environment while activating locking mechanisms in response to validated delivery and pickup transactions, and (3) activating alerts and alarms, and activating or deactivating other circuits and devices, in response to theft or tampering events.

A smart pillow to avoid neck pain and pressure sores and promote healthy sleep includes a body, a processing unit, a plurality of pressure sensors, and a plurality of air bags. The pressure sensors and the air bags are mounted in the body. Each air bag includes a bi-directional valve. The pressure sensors can detect values of pressure on the body and thus the body of a user, and transmit the detected pressure values to the processing unit. The processing unit can control the bi-directional valves of the air bags in accordance with the received pressure values to adjust air amounts of each of the air bags by indrawing or releasing air. The smart pillow guides and supports a user's neck.

A pillow, with its internally contained electronics (an audio receiver, decoder, function controller, power controller, transmitter selector, interface, and transmitter circuitries) that provides a user with the ability to conveniently speak, or sound out in any manner, audible commands into it (the pillow) to remotely control the operating functions of various different types of devices while he or she is comfortably resting on it (the pillow)

An airways disorder alleviating system for stopping an ongoing and/or upcoming airways disorder of a sleeping individual includes a resting surface on which the individual at least partly is to rest, a head support with an active layer configured to selectively adapt the height of the head support section-by-section, at least one spatial sensor with at least one detector in or on at least one of the resting surface and the head support for contactlessly detecting at least one of a position of a body part and a biomotion of a body part in a sensing range, and a control unit configured to actuate the active layer for selectively adapting the height of the head support depending on the at least one the detected position and the detected biomotion so that the head of the individual is moved.

A system for delivering food to a customer is provided. The system includes a food container adapted to open on one side of the food container or another side opposite the one side, a detector configured to detect that the food has been removed from the food container, a processing unit including a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, the memory for storing instruction executable by the processor, the processor is configured to receive an instruction from a customer's device to open the food container on the one side, such that the one side faces the customer, wherein the customer is able to collect the food from the food container, detect the food is removed from the food container, and close the food container on the one side and open the food container on the another side automatically, wherein the another side faces a kitchen where food is placed into the food container from the kitchen.

A user operated system for vibrating the contents of drinkware, such as a drinking bottle, thermos, drinking glass, drinking cup, drinking mug, etc. with user activated control circuitry. The user activates the apparatus through the chosen method of activation by push button, touch, app, wireless or Bluetooth technology. When the control circuitry is activated, a signal is sent to an audio delivery device. This audio delivery device is placed to vibrate and resonate the inner container, allowing for the transfer of vibrational and or resonating energy from the delivery device to the container and the contents of the container. The user then consumes the vibrated contents of the container for novelty or holistic purposes.

A user operated system for vibrating the contents of drinkware, such as a drinking bottle, thermos, drinking glass, drinking cup, drinking mug, etc. with user activated control circuitry. The user activates the apparatus through the chosen method of activation by push button, touch, app, wireless or Bluetooth technology. When the control circuitry is activated, a signal is sent to an audio delivery device. This audio delivery device is placed to vibrate and resonate the inner container, allowing for the transfer of vibrational and or resonating energy from the delivery device to the container and the contents of the container. The user then consumes the vibrated contents of the container for novelty or holistic purposes.